Microsoft Lumia 535 - info required please

trigan · 14 Jun 2015 at 19:38

I am thinking of buying a Microsoft Lumia 535 from a Carphone Warehouse store which is £59.99 plus £10 top-up. I intend to use the 321 Tariff of Network 3 since I am not a heavy user. I am not very knowledgeable on mobile phones. I would really appreciate your help.

Can you tell me what the advantages are in buying a Windows phone over an Android one please? Namely…

1. I have a Windows 7 Desktop PC with loads of Word Documents. I can upgrade it to Windows 10 if I wished. Will I be able to plug in a flash drive or a USB lead on the 535 phone and transfer Word documents and edit them there ? Does it come with free MS Word program or will I have to install the free Openoffice software in its place? Will I be able to plug the 535 directly to my printer using a USB cable? Or will I have to buy a new wifi enabled printer?

2. Can I install Firefox internet browser and use Google ? I do not use Internet Explorer.

3. Will I be able to use my voice to create a long text message and then edit the few mistakes that need correcting and then send it?
Is this what Cortana does? what else can it do?

4. I need to download the following app which will give me mass readings every day in church.
https://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/search?q=universalis
Will I be able to download it on the 535?
Will I be able to use mobile broadband in order to access the mass readings app while I am in church since there will be no wifi broadband there? I have Sky wifi internet broadband at home. Can I switch off mobile broadband at will when I am at home?

5. My 2G phone can activate an alarm at a set time even though it is switched off. I use this feature many times and is very useful. Can the 535 do this ? If I wanted to use it as an alarm clock, will I have to leave it switched on?

6. When I start using it for the first time after charging it, am I supposed to use it until all the battery has been used up? How long will the battery last on average?

7. It says it has an expandable memory of 128 GB. What is the best card that is most compatible with the 535? I could then load mp3s and mp4s and documents on it with confidence.

Once again, I am very grateful for any help and information.

Trigan

TheVoice · 14 Jun 2015 at 19:55

1. You'd be better off using OneDrive, no point connecting the phone each time just to transfer a few documents. You can get various MS Office apps for Windows Phone (and other platforms). Highly doubt you'll be able to connect it via a cable to a printer.

2. No Firefox (or Chrome) but there are other browser options like Maxthon.

3. I'd imagine so.

4. That app just displays the website by the looks of it, so there's not much to be gained by using it over a browser. If you have mobile data then yes, you can use that.

5. Usually not, but then smartphones are designed to be left on.

6. Doesn't matter, charge it when you get it and use it as normal.

7. Any decent MicroSD card will do, faster is better (e.g. Class 10) but won't really make any difference if it's just being used for media.

trigan · 14 Jun 2015 at 21:08

Thank you for your prompt reply.

1. Is there a built-in program on the 535 Windows Phone that will allow me to work on my Microsoft Office documents, presentations without downloading an app ?

I went to Windowsphones.com and searched for MS Word app but none seemed to be the word processor program.
What WP app will enable me to edit or write a Word document and where do I download it from ? I have downloaded OpenOffice which is free and I can use it to edit my MS Word documents on my desktop and laptop. Can I download OpenOffice on the 535 ?

2. I have downloaded Firefox on my Windows desktop computer without any problem using Internet Explorer. Cannot I do the same with the 535 and then install it on the phone? I take it I can go to Google and use the search facility there on the 535. Do I assume correctly?

Trigan

TheVoice · 14 Jun 2015 at 22:37

Presumably it comes with Office installed, if not it'd just be a free download:
https://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/how-to/wp7/office/use-office-word-mobile

The default Windows Phone browser is IE, you can install another but Firefox isn't available for WP.

trigan · 15 Jun 2015 at 12:50

TheVoice said:
Presumably it comes with Office installed, if not it'd just be a free download:
https://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/how-to/wp7/office/use-office-word-mobile

The default Windows Phone browser is IE, you can install another but Firefox isn't available for WP.

Can anyone who has the MS Lumia 535 tell me whether it definitely has the Office word mobile program already installed?
More importantly, can you edit Word 2000 documents in it or are there problems with this? I have the MS Word 2000 program on my Desktop.

Can anyone who has the MS Lumia 535 tell me whether I can definitely download, install and use the Firefox internet browser on this phone please?

point decay · 15 Jun 2015 at 12:56

trigan said:
Can anyone who has the MS Lumia 535 tell me whether I can definitely download, install and use the Firefox internet browser on this phone please?

firefox is not on windows phone any longer (https://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/firefox/6544df57-dd9c-4a61-bf89-9ba3832b849c) , to your other point, the Office suite is very good ( I use Excel and word all the time)

edit, it looks like you can side load the firefox.xap from the website, but iirc it was a bit of a mess which only ever received one update.

trigan · 15 Jun 2015 at 13:23

r3d zombie said:
firefox is not on windows phone any longer (https://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/firefox/6544df57-dd9c-4a61-bf89-9ba3832b849c) , to your other point, the Office suite is very good ( I use Excel and word all the time)

edit, it looks like you can side load the firefox.xap from the website, but iirc it was a bit of a mess which only ever received one update.

Thank you.
So do you use OneDrive to download your Word documents to the 535? Do you just finger type or do you attach your 535 to a keyboard when you use Word and Excel ?

Will I be able to use my voice to create a long text message and then edit the few mistakes that need correcting and then send it to another mobile phone user?
Is this what Cortana does? what else can it do?

Is there a manual that I can download in order to learn how to best use the 535? Can you give me a link?

re. firefox app no longer being available. If I got an Android phone instead, will I be able to install Firefox at all ? Will I be able to use Google on Android?
I think the 535 will only allow you to use Bing search engine.
Thank you very much indeed.

point decay · 15 Jun 2015 at 13:32

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trigan said:
Thank you.
So do you use OneDrive to download your Word documents to the 535? Do you just finger type or do you attach your 535 to a keyboard when you use Word and Excel ?

Will I be able to use my voice to create a long text message and then edit the few mistakes that need correcting and then send it to another mobile phone user?
Is this what Cortana does? what else can it do?

Is there a manual that I can download in order to learn how to best use the 535? Can you give me a link?

re. firefox app no longer being available. If I got an Android phone instead, will I be able to install Firefox at all ? Will I be able to use Google on Android?
I think the 535 will only allow you to use Bing search engine.
Thank you very much indeed.

1. I upload docs and spreadsheets to onedrive (which is integrated in WP8) and use the Office app to edit them.

2. IIRC Cortana can do speech to text, but Ive never used it. (I mainly use it for taking reminders and notes)

3. re firefox/google, I'm running the WP10 beta on my 930 (which the 535's OS will be upgraded to in the autumn) , and the new Edge browser seems very good (you dont have to use Bing either, you can set Google as your default)

point decay · 15 Jun 2015 at 13:37